︎ I’m Nicola (he/him), a dynamic, Product Designer^︎︎︎, Professor, and Marketing Strategist, based in NYC.

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︎ Say hello@nicoladifusco.com

Work

24-
Present

Bryant University

Adjunct Professor teaching “Innovation and Design Thinking for All”, “Foundations of Marketing Management” and “Global Perspectives of Marketing.”

Academic

24-
Present

Cape Cod Custom Build

Developed a web presence and new brand identity for the Massachussetts development firm, driving compeittive client acquisition.

Design

21-

Present

POST New York

Operational management, startegic partnerships and public realtions, and event production for this East Village insitution. “Bon Merde” hot sauce growth marketing and investor relations.

Marketing

2024

Kjaer Weis

Advisor and learning designer to the Founder and CEO of this pioneering leader in organic clean beauty for over 10+ yrs.

Marketing

2023

Alphasource Intl. A global leader in energy production and family-owned business of over 100 years, marketing design for customer retention.

Marketing

2022

Third Act, GAS Group Agency

product designer, research, and handoff; bringing blockchain to broadway, theatres, and ticketing platforms.

Design

2022

Luminary Creative Agency

brand strategist and production; managed social media, PR, creative shoots, music videos, and campaign development.

Marketing

20-

2021

ArtistProf

end-to-end ux designer, building a networking app for performing artists; pitches to Y-Combinator, Techstars, Pear VC.

Design

20-
2021

“Literacy in 3D”, RISD & Brown University

developed and taught an undergrad/ grad course on 3D design, computer generated images, & their cultural impacts.

Academic

2020

Nature Lab Digital Library

rendered 3D & 2D models of natural histrory specimens, creating an open source library for artists & scientists

Design

Education

2021

Rhode Isand School of Design

Digital + Media; Arts, Technology, Emerging Practices

MFA

2019

Bryant University

Communication, English and Cultural Studies, Marketing

BA

2025

School for Poetic Computation

“Imperfect Images” 10-Week Summer Workshop.

2017

John Cabot University

Rome, Italy. Semester abroad: marketing consumer behavior, film studies, creative writing.

2017

SIE: South Africa

Sophomore International Experience: Bryant University. On-Site History & Entrepreneuriship course, Cape Town & Johannesburg.

Publications Exhibitions Awards

2025

Broken Stone Review
Ongoing Contributor.

Art & Culture

2021

v. 1 Magazine, Spring 2021 Edition
Thesis Writing Exerpts.

Design

2021

IN AND OF THE BODY
Author. Graduate Thesis in Digital Media.

Academic

2020

MANIFESTING MATERIALITY: a Research Reader Author. Critical Theory and Artistic Resesrch in Design and Emerging Technology, RISD.

Academic

2020

Boston CyberArts Gallery Exhibition“Wetwired in the Meatspace” Group Ehibition, RISD D+M.

Design

2019

“Achievement in Creative Expression” Univeristy Award

Bryant University Commencement Award, Undergraduate Class of 2019.

Academic

2018

Sigma Tau Delta: International English Honor Society

Member; Bryant University, Dept. of English & Cultural Studies.

Academic

2017

Juror, Documentary Films: MEDFILM Festival

Rome, Italy. Mediterranean and European Film Festival.

Art & Culture

Testimonials

Griffin Kao

Google PM, ArtistProf Collaborator.

“Nicola is one of the most exceptional product designers I have ever worked with.

He's intelligent, insightful, hard-working, creative, and simply a delight to work with. We spent 1 year+ building Artistprof together and his contributions to the team were critical in helping us ship a beautiful product so quickly. We asked him not only to lead design on the project but also fill in all the gaps - from conducting UXR, writing marketing copy, and managing cross-functional relationships with engineering and sales. After launching, we received great feedback from our beta users around the design and ease of use of the product - a testament to Nicola's attention to detail and the hard work he invested.”

Amy Fogelman

PM, Third Act.

“I had the pleasure of working with Nicola on a new design for our platform. I was constantly impressed not only by his skills but also by his motivation and great attitude. Nicola always came to the table with great ideas and improvements to move the design forward. Any team would be lucky to have Nicola.”

Nora N. Khan

Thesis Editor. Writer, Critic, Curator.

"And this writing is and should be constantly shifting. It’s not always about forming an official position and defending one’s practice. Take Nicola DiFusco’s writing, which embraces ambulatory practice and meme-like doubt and dark humor to unseat their critical arguments even as they put them down to the page."

"Flexibility, Unlearning, Movement, and Thinking with the Writer-Artist: A Conversation with Nora N. Khan" Shelby Shaw, v.1 Magazine, Spring 2021 Edition.

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